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  • Opinion:U.S. Should Follow Other Countries and Decriminalize Drugs

    By The Cato Institute September 30, 2009

    by Tim Lynch and Juan Carlos Hidalgo The international war against the black market trade in narcotics seems to be at a tipping point, as a new approach is gaining traction globally: decriminalization. More and more policymakers are coming to the view that it is wrong to jail drug users as...

  • Opinion:Southern Baptists Against AMA's New Marijuana Policy

    By Baptist Press November 11, 2009

    HOUSTON -- The American Medical Association is calling for a federal review of marijuana 's classification as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, approving a revised policy Nov. 10 that won praise from marijuana supporters. The physicians group said its intention is to open avenues...

  • Opinion:Southern Baptists-Mexico's New Drug Law "Tragic Surrender"

    By Baptist Press August 31, 2009

    WASHINGTON -- A new law in Mexico decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana and other narcotics -- including cocaine and heroin -– will inflict "a serious setback" to the battle against drugs in the United States, a Southern Baptist policy expert has predicted. "We now have an entire...

  • News:NYC Uses Taxpayer Funds for 'How to Shoot Heroin' Pamphlet

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff January 04, 2010

    Is this the epitome of tax dollar waste or an attempt to stop the dangerous sharing of needles? New York City spent $32,000 to produce and distribute pamphlets that explain the best way to shoot heroin. Anti-drug officials are outraged, while the Health Department is defending its actions.

  • News:Britain Gives Heroin to Addicts, Crime Falls--Should U.S. Follow?

    By Opposing Views Editorial Staff September 15, 2009

    A pilot program in England in which heroin is given to chronic drug addicts has reportedly been successful in curbing drug use and reducing crime . So the question is -- should a similar program be imported to the United States? Acoording to the BBC , the program, which is partly funded by the...